The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Mlingwa finished 597th of 866 men in the Open division at Ottawa 2026, in 1:38:42.
The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 0:55 ahead of the median. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 2:30 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:25 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Ottawa ran slow: the 690 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:08 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:21Running 1 5:38v median +0:36
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Block 02 8:15Running 2 5:37v median +0:26
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Block 03 12:11Running 3 6:01v median +0:27
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Block 04 11:29Running 4 6:47v median +1:15
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Block 05 12:05Running 5 7:20v median +1:40
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Block 06 9:10Running 6 7:09v median +1:36
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Block 07 14:25Running 7 6:30v median +0:57
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Block 08 13:47Running 8 6:27v median +0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:09
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 863
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 863 men who finished.